Iran Chamber of Commerce president says it is time for Tehran and Astana to move beyond traditional trade and pursue a strategic industrial and transit partnership, adding that the Iranian private sector was ready to turn negotiations into concrete projects and lasting regional cooperation.
Iran’s aluminum ingot production surpassed 410,000 tons in the first eight months of the current Iranian year, marking a slight 3% increase from the same period last year, according to the state mining development agency IMIDRO.
Albert R. Chimbindi, Zimbabwe’s deputy minister of foreign affairs and international trade, visited Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) where he met ICCIMA Vice President Qadir Qiafeh on December 8, 2025.
Iran and Zimbabwe should move toward joint investments and more consistent trade exchanges, the vice president of Iran Chamber of Commerce said, proposing the creation of a bilateral business council to advance shared economic priorities.
A business delegation from Iran Chamber of Commerce, led by its president, Samad Hassanzadeh, departed Tehran for Astana on Tuesday to expand commercial ties with Kazakhstan and sign three cooperation agreements worth more than 300 million euros.
The president of Iran Chamber of Commerce on Monday called on the government to take urgent steps to prevent an “alarming” rise in the tax burden on businesses before the draft budget for the next financial year is submitted to parliament.
Iran’s private sector is prepared to take a leading role in strengthening economic relations with Kazakhstan, a senior Iranian business official said ahead of an upcoming trade mission accompanying the president.
The Iranian economy expanded slightly in the first half of the calendar year that began in late March 2025, according to figures from the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI).
Iran’s top tax official said on Tuesday the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio rose to its highest level in seven years in the last fiscal year, signaling a stronger role for taxation in the economy.
The presidents of the Iranian and Cuban chambers of commerce have signed a cooperation agreement during the Iranian business delegation’s visit to Cuba for the 2025 Havana International Fair (FIHAV).